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June 16, 2019
An Indian national residing in the Victoria Island area of Lagos has been accused of guarding his apartment with a lion he smuggled into the country.
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit has sent operatives to the apartment located at Muri Okunola Street in Victoria Island, following a petition by residents of the area.
According to a report by PUNCH, Head of the task force team, Yinka Egbeyemi, said he now has the instruction of the Commissioner for Environment and Ministry of Agriculture to tranquilise the animal.
He said the lion would be subsequently transferred to a zoo.
Egbeyemi noted that the Indian might also be prosecuted, as he would have to explain how he brought the carnivore into the state.
He said, “Our men have been there since Friday. They will remove the animal on Monday.
“The Indian man rented the apartment and lied to the owner of the house that he wanted to be staying there.
“He claimed that the house was under renovation and brought the animal there.
“The neighbours saw the thing and that was how we got a petition from them.
“We have sent him a letter that he should come and talk to us.
"We will like to know how he got the animal.
“He will have to tell us why he is rearing a lion in a city; that is a wild animal and anything can happen. So, he may be prosecuted.”
**This story was written by http://saharareporters.com
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The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr David Lyon, has won the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State.
The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Faraday Orunmuwese, announced this on Monday morning. Professor Orunmuwese returned Lyon as the winner of the keenly contested election after scoring the highest number of votes in the poll.
The APC candidate polled a total of 352,552 votes to defeat his closest rival and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Duoye Diri, who scored 143,172 votes.
Of the first six LGAs whose results were collated, Lyon dominated the election with a difference of over 80,000 votes and extended the lead by an additional 100,000 votes after the results of the remaining two local governments were collated.
The Governor-elect won in six LGAs while his PDP rival claimed the remaining two LGAs. Lyon won in Brass, Ekeremor, Nembe, Ogbia, Southern Ijaw, and Yenagoa LGAs while Diri won in Kolokuma/Opokuma and Sagbama LGAs.
Declaring the APC candidate as the winner, Professor Orunmuwese explained that a total of 505,884 votes were cast, out of which 499,551 were counted as valid votes. He added that a total of 922,562 voters registered for the election but 517,883 voters were accredited.
**This story was written by https://www.channelstv.com
An Oklahoma police chief was killed during a fight with one of his own officers while at a conference in Florida, authorities alleged on Monday.
Escambia County sheriff's deputies found the body of Mannford Police Chief Lucky Miller when they responded to a report of a physical altercation at the Hilton Garden Inn in Pensacola Beach, on the Gulf Coast near Mobile, Alabama, at about 9 p.m. Sunday, the sheriff's office told NBC News. Mannford is about 20 miles west of Tulsa.
Mannford police Officer Michael Patrick Nealey, 49, described as Miller's second-in-command, was arrested and charged with homicide and depraved murder without premeditation. He was held without bond at the Escambia County Jail, according to jail records.
The men were in town for a law enforcement conference, authorities said. Records reported no attorney for Nealey who could be asked to comment, and no other details were immediately available.
Miller, 44, who had been police chief since 2007, is survived by his wife and three children, according to a statement from the city.
**This story was written by https://www.nbcnews.com/
Twitter CEO and Co-founder, Jack Dorsey, is currently in Nigeria.
Mr. Dorsey arrived on Thursday evening as part of his listening and learning tour across Africa.
After Nigeria, Mr Dorsey is also set to visit Ethiopia, Ghana and South Africa.
CEO of Twitter, meets students of University of Lagos and the Vice Chancellor Prof Ogundipe
While in Nigeria, Mr. Dorsey is expected to meet with leaders in the local technology and business ecosystem.
Source: Channels Television
The U.S Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, who has been drawn into the Trump impeachment inquiry, will resign. President Donald Trump has confirmed the former Texas governor will depart his administration.
Mr Perry's exit had been rumoured for months even before he became entangled in a controversy over Ukraine. US lawmakers are scrutinising Mr Perry's role in efforts to pressure Ukraine's president to investigate Mr Trump's political rival, Joe Biden.
At an event in Texas, Mr Trump said: "He's [Rick Perry] been outstanding and we already have his replacement, Rick has done a fantastic job at energy. "But it was time, three years is a long time, and he'll be leaving towards the end of the year."
Mr Perry was one of three US officials - dubbed the Three Amigos - who had influence over US policy on Ukraine.
On Wednesday, Mr Perry refused to say whether he would comply with a subpoena from Democratic impeachment investigators in Congress who are probing whether Mr Trump illegally sought to have Ukraine open an investigation into Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
**This story was written by http://bbcnews.com
The current Frist Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari made a surprise return to Nigeria after spending two months in London. The Frist Lady went to London, United Kingdom in August 2019. Many Nigerians did not hear her for quite a sometime. During her stay in London, she did not make any comments on Nigeria affairs. Many Nigerians were wondering what is going on because she usually comments on events that happens in Nigeria. There were rumors that her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari was planning to marry another woman. Also, there was another rumor that Frist Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari has secretly separated from her husband.
Aisha Buhari has been vocal about things going on in the country and how her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari is handling the issues in the country. She has criticized her husband a lot about the current state or affairs in the country. Her flight on British Airways landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport around 4:30am. She spoke to the press after she landed at the airport. The Frist Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari commented on a video that went viral on the social media. In that viral video which was posted online, she was visible angry and shouting at the officials in the presidential villa Abuja (Aso Villa). She was prevented from entering the presidential villa and that got her upset.
Four people were killed, and five others wounded after two suspects entered a bar and opened fire in Kansas City, Kansas, early Sunday, police said. Police responded to the incident overnight at Tequila KC on 10th Street and Central Avenue after receiving the first 911 call at about 1:27 a.m., according to Thomas Tomasic of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.
Authorities believe that there might be two suspects who entered the bar and began shooting based on witness accounts. Police are also reviewing surveillance video from inside the bar.
"Obviously being a bar at 1:30, stories varied a lot even being inside the bar," Tomasic said. "We’re trying to separate out stories, find out the truthful from the maybe exaggerated a little bit and kind of going from there."
Five others were taken to local hospitals and in stable condition.Tequila KC is a private club, which meant that having a membership or being the guest of a member was required for entry, according to Tomasic.
Police said they had no reason to believe the shooting was racially motivated and that it appeared to be an isolated incident, possibly related to a disturbance that occurred earlier in the bar. “We do not believe it is random, we do believe this was an isolated incident," Tomasic said. "We don’t feel that these suspects are going to go out and do this again." The weapon that was used was a handgun, police said.
**This story was written by https://www.nbcnews.com
The 2019 Big Brother Naija reality show season winner is Mercy. She is the first female contestant to win the Big Brother Naija reality show. The 2019 Big Brother Naija reality show was called "Pepper Dem" edition. She beat other finalists or contestants Mike, Seyi, Frodd, and Omashola to emerge as the winner of this season 2019 Big Brother Naija. She was given Sixty Million Naira as her prize money.
The 2019 Big Brother Naija reality show started with twenty-six contestants (housmates) and it lasted for ninety-ninety days. The reality show is broadcast on African Magic tv. This is fourth season of the show in Nigeria. This year show was hosted in Nigeria. It was previous hosted in South Africa.
The mother of former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia has been released by her kidnappers. The release comes two months after she was abducted in her country home in Odoni community, Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
When contacted, the spokesman for the Bayelsa State Police Command, DSP Asinim Butswat, confirmed the incident.
A relative of the family, Pinaowor Siasia, also confirmed the release and said the elderly woman would be taken to hospital for medical checks.
Samson Siasia’s mother, Beauty Ogere Siasia (on the right) after being released by her kidnappers
His mother was earlier taken in 2015 and held for 13 days before a ransom was exchanged.
**This story was written by Channels Television
The Nigerian Government has deactivated over 2.2 million improperly registered mobile telephone lines in the country. The Deputy Director/Head of Information, Press and PR Unit, at the Federal Ministry of Communications, Mrs Philomena Oshodin, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. She explained that the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) blocked the lines following the directive of the Minister of Communications, Dr Isa Pantami.
Oshodin said the minister had ordered the NCC to ensure that no improperly registered SIM card number was active beyond 11:59pm of Wednesday, September 25. She added that the report submitted by the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC on Thursday revealed that a total of 2,277,311 improperly registered lines have been blocked. As earlier reported, 6,830,249 lines have been revalidated since the directive was given.
Dr Pantami reiterated the need for all improperly registered SIM cards to remain blocked until they were properly registered and commended the regulator and the telecom operators for working hard to carry out the directive in record time. He, however, appealed to them to redouble their efforts in ensuring that the momentum was sustained.
According to the statement, the Federal Ministry of Communications is collaborating with the relevant parastatals and security agencies to ensure that no stone is left unturned in ensuring that the security of lives and property in the nation is not compromised through the use of SIM card numbers. As part of measures to achieve this, the minister directed that the profiles of persons linked to crime, aided and abetted by the use of SIM cards should be promptly provided to the relevant security agencies when requested and a copy be sent to him for monitoring.
The ministry vowed to continue to work with relevant parastatals and security agencies to ensure that SIM card numbers were not used as a platform for committing crime.
**This story was written by Channels Television